Guatemala vs Honduras

Guatemala vs Honduras: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.64 of 1 in Guatemala and 0.51 of 1 in Honduras, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 0.13 of 1, or 1.25 times that in Honduras.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Guatemala vs Honduras: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.64 of 1 in Guatemala and 0.51 of 1 in Honduras, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 0.13 of 1, or 1.25 times that in Honduras.
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What the numbers say

  • Guatemala has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Honduras.
  • In 2025, Guatemala ranked 63 and Honduras ranked 84 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearGuatemalaHondurasWorld
20250.640.510.48
20240.610.540.49
20230.510.540.49
20220.510.540.5
20210.560.390.5
20200.590.370.51
20190.60.370.52
20180.60.360.52
20170.620.410.52
20160.630.430.52
20150.590.430.52
20140.570.430.52
20130.570.410.52
20120.580.420.53
20110.580.420.53
20100.580.410.52
20090.580.440.52
20080.580.520.52
20070.560.520.52
20060.550.520.52
20050.550.560.52
20040.550.570.51
20030.540.570.51
20020.540.560.5
20010.540.560.49
20000.540.560.49
19990.490.560.49
19980.490.560.49
19970.490.560.49
19960.450.560.48
19950.410.540.47
19940.40.530.47
19930.390.490.46
19920.380.490.44
19910.380.490.42
19900.370.480.41
19890.370.40.36
19880.370.40.36
19870.370.40.35
19860.350.40.34
19850.150.390.34
19840.130.390.33
19830.10.390.32
19820.110.370.32
19810.160.190.32
19800.160.180.32
19790.160.140.31
19780.170.140.3
19770.170.140.3
19760.170.140.29
19750.170.140.29
19740.170.140.29
19730.170.140.29
19720.170.250.29
19710.170.240.29
19700.180.140.29
19690.180.140.29
19680.180.140.3
19670.180.140.29
19660.130.140.29
19650.090.150.3
19640.090.140.3
19630.10.180.3
19620.160.180.29
19610.160.180.29
19600.150.180.28
19590.150.180.27
19580.150.180.27
19570.10.190.27
19560.090.170.26
19550.080.140.25
19540.240.240.25
19530.370.250.24
19520.380.250.24
19510.380.250.24
19500.380.250.23
19490.380.190.22
19480.390.160.22
19470.390.150.21
19460.360.150.19
19450.290.150.16
19440.14–0.14
19430.1–0.14
19420.1–0.14
19410.1–0.15
19400.1–0.15
19390.1–0.17
19380.1–0.17
19370.1–0.17
19360.1–0.17
19350.1–0.17
19340.1–0.18
19330.1–0.18
19320.1–0.19
19310.1–0.18
19300.13–0.18
19290.14–0.19
19280.14–0.19
19270.14–0.19
19260.14–0.19
19250.14–0.19
19240.14–0.19
19230.14–0.19
19220.13–0.19
19210.12–0.19
19200.110.160.18
19190.10.170.16
19180.10.170.15
19170.10.170.15
19160.10.170.15
19150.10.160.15
19140.10.160.15
19130.10.160.15
19120.10.160.15
19110.10.140.15
19100.10.140.15
19090.090.140.15
19080.090.080.15
19070.090.090.15
19060.090.150.15
19050.090.150.15
19040.090.160.14
19030.10.160.14
19020.10.160.15
19010.10.160.14
19000.10.160.14
18990.030.160.22
18980.090.140.22
18970.150.140.22
18960.160.080.22
18950.160.080.22
18940.160.10.21
18930.160.160.21
18920.160.160.21
18910.150.160.2
18900.110.160.2
18890.110.160.2
18880.110.160.2
18870.110.160.2
18860.110.160.19
18850.10.160.19
18840.110.160.2
18830.110.160.19
18820.110.160.19
18810.110.160.19
18800.110.140.19
18790.110.140.19
18780.110.140.18
18770.110.140.18
18760.110.140.19
18750.110.070.18
18740.110.070.18
18730.080.060.18
18720.040.10.18
18710.080.140.18
18700.120.140.18
18690.120.140.17
18680.110.140.17
18670.110.140.17
18660.110.140.16
18650.110.140.16
18640.110.130.16
18630.110.120.16
18620.110.140.16
18610.110.140.15
18600.110.140.15
18590.110.140.14
18580.110.140.14
18570.110.140.14
18560.110.140.13
18550.110.140.13
18540.110.140.13
18530.110.140.13
18520.110.140.13
1851–0.120.13
1850–0.120.13
1849–0.120.15
18480.060.120.13
18470.070.130.11
18460.070.150.11
18450.070.150.11
18440.070.150.11
18430.090.150.1
18420.090.150.1
18410.060.150.1
18400.060.150.1
18390.060.150.1
18380.090.060.09
18370.13–0.09
18360.13–0.1
18350.13–0.09
18340.11–0.09
18330.12–0.09
18320.12–0.09
18310.12–0.09
18300.13–0.09
18290.13–0.08
18280.12–0.08
18270.12–0.09
18260.12–0.08
18250.12–0.08
18240.09–0.08
18230.09–0.08
1822––0.08
18210.04–0.07
18200.03–0.07
18190.03–0.06
18180.03–0.06
18170.03–0.06
18160.03–0.06
18150.03–0.06
18140.03–0.05
18130.03–0.05
18120.03–0.06
18110.03–0.06
18100.03–0.06
18090.03–0.05
18080.03–0.05
18070.03–0.05
18060.03–0.05
18050.03–0.05
18040.03–0.05
18030.03–0.05
18020.03–0.05
18010.03–0.05
18000.03–0.05
17990.03–0.05
17980.03–0.06
17970.03–0.05
17960.03–0.05
17950.03–0.05
17940.03–0.05
17930.03–0.05
17920.03–0.05
17910.03–0.05
17900.03–0.05
17890.03–0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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